Pinwheel-support.



No. 726,847. PATENTED MAY 5, 1903-. J. E. BENEDICT.

PINWHEEL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1901.

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Nrrn STATES Patented May 5, 1903.

JAMES E. BENEDICT, OF VVOODSIDE, MARYLAND.

PlNWHEEL-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,847, dated May 5, 1903. Application filed September 25, 1901. Serial No. 76,555. (No model.)

To Ml whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E. BENEDICT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Woodside, in the county of Montgomery and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pinwheel-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to improvements in pinwheel-supports, the construction and advantages of which will be hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the annexed drawings, wherein- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved device; Fig. 2, a sectional view of a portion thereof, showing the pinwheel in position;and Fig. 3, a perspective view of the supporting shaft or spindle and its accompanying parts.

As is well known, the full effect and beauty of a pinwheel in action is often marred or destroyed through lack of a proper support about which or with which it may rotate.

The object, therefore, of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient support for a pinwheel, one which may be readily fastened to any object and which will enable the user to readily attach the pinwheel to the shaft or spindle and secure the shaft or spindle in position with relation to the support proper.

In the drawings I have shown a piece of wire formed with a relatively short member A and a longer member B, the upper end of said longer member constituting an arm 0, provided with a point D. As will be noted, the members A and B stand substantially parallel throughout their l-ength,being connected at their lower ends by a U-shaped section E. The arm B extends above the upper end of arm A to a height sufficient to permit arm 0 to be readily driven into the object to which it is desired to attach the support. Formed in arm B is a socket or depression F, and upon arm A directly opposite said socket F is a second socket G. Grooves or channels H I are formed in the face of member A and extend into the opening G.

J represents the shaft or spindle, herein shown as an ordinary needle, the head thereof being seated in the recess or socket F and the point finding its bearing in recess or socket G. Secured to the needle, approximately at mid-length thereof, is a disk or button K, constituting a stop for the pinwheel L. To hold the pinwheel against disk K, I employ a washer, button, or the like. In the drawings there is shown a piece of cork M, which when the pinwheel is up against disk K is slipped on spindle J and bears against the opposite face of the pinwheel, forcing the other face against disk K and serving to hold the pinwheel properly in place upon the shaft, as will be clearly seen upon reference to Fig. 2. After the pinwheel isadjnsted upon the spindle the head end of the spindle is seated in socket F and the pointed end is passed down into the seat or recess G, slots H and I serving to direct or guide the point to its position in socket G. A pinwheel mounted in this manner rotates very freely, and the full effect thereof is had from the moment the combustible matter is ignited. Arm A will have sufficient spring to properly hold the spindle in position, but at the same time will enable the operator to readily withdraw the spindle and replace it when a new pinwheel has been po sitioned'thereon.

It is manifest that various modifications of the device may be made. For instance, a needle need not necessarily be employed for the shaft or spindle. In practice, however, it is found to afford a strong and ready means, the pointed end thereof facilitating the positioning of the removable disk or button M.

While it is advisable to have disk K rigidly secured to the spindle, still it will be seen that even this is not necessary, as both buttons or disks K and M may be made removable or either of them rigid. So, too, any material other than cork may be used for the removable disk, and the end of member 0 may be finished in any manner other than that shown to enable it to be readily attached to a suitable permanent support.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is- 1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a suitable supporting device comprising two members connected at one end only and being open or separated from each other at their opposite ends, one of said members being in the form of a springarm, and each member having a socket or seat formed therein adjacent to its free end; a shaft or spindle mounted intermediate said members and having its ends bearing in said sockets or seats; and means carried by said shaft for removably maintaining in position a pinwheel mounted thereon.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a suitable open springsupport having sockets or seats formed in its opposite faces adjacent to the free ends of said support; means for attaching said support to an object; a spindle or shaft having its ends bearing in said sockets and normally held therein by the spring action of the support; and means attached to said shaft or spindle for removably securing a pinwheel thereon.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of an open U-shaped support, one arm of said support being extended clear of the other and provided with means for securing the whole to a permanent or fixed object; a shaft or spindle mounted in seats or sockets formed in the opposite faces of the arms of said support adjacent to the free ends thereof; and means carried by the shaft for maintaining'a pinwheel in proper position thereon.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a U-shaped member, one arm of which extends to a point clear of the other and is provided with means for attaching it to a permanent object or support; a shaft or spindle seated within sockets formed in the opposite faces of the arms of said U- shaped member, one of said arms having grooves or channelsformed in its face adjacent to the socket or recess; a disk secured to the shaft; and aremovable clamping member also mounted on the spindle.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a U-shaped member, one arm of which extends to a point clear of the other and is bent at right angles to form an attaching-point; a shaft or spindle seated in sockets or recesses formed in the opposite faces of the arms of said U-shaped member, one of said arms having grooves or channels formed in its face and leading to the socket or recess; a disk permanently secured to said shaft; and a clamping member detachably mounted upon said shaft.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of an open U shaped bracket having sockets formed in the opposite faces thereof adjacent to the ends, one ofsaid sockets having a lead-groove extending thereto; and a detachable spindle for supporting a pinwheel, said spindle being adapted to be seated in the sockets, the lead-groove facilitating the insertion of one end of the spindle into the socket adjacent to the groove.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of an open U -shaped springarm bracket having sockets formed in the adjacent faces of the arms near the ends thereof, one of said sockets having a lead-groove extending thereto; and a detachable spindle for supporting a pinwheel, said spindle being adapted to be seated in the sockets, the lead-groove facilitating the insertion of one end of the spindle into the socket adjacent to the groove.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination of an open U-shaped support, one arm of said support being extended above the other and provided with a securing-prong; a shaft or spindle mounted in the seats or sockets formed in the opposite faces of said support; and means carried by the shaft for removably maintaining a pinwheel in proper position thereon.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES E. BENEDICT.

Witnesses:

HORACE A. DODGE, J. B. MALNATI. 

